Which are the differences/similarities between hibernate and other frameworks or specifications?

Question

I want to know the differences/similarities between Hibernate and simple persistence in Java EE 5?

I\'m not clear if Hibernate implements Java EE 5 persistence imple

Answer 1

Slightly off topic but JPA implies a "session orientated" architecture. That is your beans are attached/detached to an EntityManager and you persist/merge/flush the entityManager.

If you are looking for a "sessionless" approach to ORM (no attached/detached persist/merge/flush) then you can also look at Ebean ORM which also uses JPA Annotations for mapping. You could also describe this as "Ebean provides automatic management of the Persistence Context".